For each question: Use at least two academic sources (i.e. articles published in

For each question: Use at least two academic sources (i.e. articles published in peer-reviewed academic journals and/or in books published in well-established academic presses) and two general sources (websites, newspapers, magazines etc.)
· Make sure to use resources that are as up-to-date as possible.
· You are also encouraged to use data from official government and municipal sources, as well as from international organizations (UN, World Bank, etc.).
· Remember to cite the sources for all data, and any images, graphs or other visual materials.
About Sydney, Australia:
1. Climate Change Challenges
Explore your city’s carbon footprint and air quality issues.
A. Present the following information in a concise table (up to one page, not counted towards the 300-word limit):
What is the estimated carbon footprint (total and per capita) for the city?
What are the outdoor air pollution levels in your city (cite specific figures)
What are the estimated annual fatalities and estimated health impacts as a result of air pollution in these cities?
Compare these numbers to another city in the same country.
Compare these numbers with two other similarly-sized cities, one in the Global North and one in the Global South.
Use these websites to find data on carbon footprints and air pollution:
http://citycarbonfootprints.info/
Real-time air pollution data: https://waqi.info/, https://www.iqair.com/, https://breezometer.com/
Historical air pollution data: https://www.who.int/airpollution/data/cities/en/, https://whoairquality.shinyapps.io/AmbientAirQualityDatabase/
B. Based on your analysis of the data in part A, and additional sources (including academic), answer the following questions:
How does your city compare in terms of carbon footprint and air pollution to the other cities in your table?
What are the biggest sources of carbon emissions and air pollution in your city?
Have the carbon footprint and air pollution levels in your city improved or worsened over the past 10 years? What might explain this?
2. Sustainable Solutions
Briefly describe the main plans and actions that your city has initiated to reduce its carbon footprint and adapt to climate change:
Does your city have a plan in place for reducing greenhouse gas emissions (mitigation), and/or adapting to climate change and improving resilience?
What policy areas do these plans address, and what are the main goals in these areas?
In your evaluation, are the city’s plans likely to make a real impact? Explain why or why not.
Present a well-reasoned argument based on cited facts and references.